Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-03-23

The Largest stock of hats and caps in
town at Wood & Vincent's. 80
Call on S. Palmer and see instruments
before ordering pianos or organs. 4ltf
George Bloom, of Deming, New Mex
leo. is here on visit to his father, r.
V. Bloom.
Smoked meats. bologna sausage, and
every variety Of fresh meats, at z. T.
Mobiles. AZ
Elder Mcfarland started to Missouri
on business, Monday, but will be back
here this week.
The new loan firm of Allen, Over
street & Ellis are prepared to furnish
cheap money on short notice. 80
Miss Chloe Williams, of Sharon,
came over Monday as the guest Of
Miss Jessie simmons, and witnessed
"Queena."
W. d. Records has been appointed by
the district court. to take charge of the
Swank store, at Lake City. Consider
able litigation is following that assign
ment.
L. F. Pearson Il Go. are arranging a
new record of city real estate sales and
mercantile, real estate and live stock
exchanges. Enter your property in
their records early. AZ
J. p. Hall this week purchased
enough alfalfa seed to SOW in IS acres.
lie has ten acres in this now and has
succeeded in getting from four to five
crops from it each season, and now he
will have enough to do some good.
The music furnished by the Clair
Patee Dramatic company orchestra is
very fine, and especial p the violin
work of Burt Butler. He is a very
young musician, but we do not remem-
Der to have lately heard better artist.
Elder A. II. Mulkey has sold his farm
of so acres, two miles east of this city,
to j. ii. Clawson, of Ford county, for
81, 900. He has purchased from Mr..
Clawson three residence lots and one
business lot in Wilburn, Ford county,
for $3.50.
Suggestion to the builder of the next
opera house in this city: Make every
row of seats foot higher than the row
in front of it, and thus overcome the
high hats which the ladies insist on
wearing, long after they have gone out
of fashion in the east.
The ''hard times" social will occur at
Sherlock's opera house this, Wednesday
evening, under the auspices of the Will
ling Workers of the Christian church.
Everybody invited to be present. and
have good time. A prize will be Civ.
en- to the person wearing the hardest
appearing outfit.
Rev. W. ii. Gillian was sent to Cald-
well, by the NJ. Z. Conference, and Rev.
RObt. Sanderson, of Hazelton, has been
assigned to this charge. The new MIN
lister will preach here next Sunday. We
regret the loss of Mr.. Gillian, who is
deservedly popular, but we extend a
warm welcome to Mr.. Sanderson.
Elder 4. Ii. Mulkey has accepted a
call from the Christian church at Meade
Center, and will begin his labors there
the first of April. The family will re-
main here for six months, or until they
make some disposition of their proper
ty here. A host of friends here wish
him and his family success, wherever
they may go.
In mentioning the fire that destroyed
the house of Mr.. John Andrews, on the
18th inst, it was stated that Mr.. An
drews and his daughter lost about $500
in cash. lie informs us that the amount
was stated too high, as there was only
$40 in the house, all told. However,
Mr.. Andrews says that his loss by the
fire will aggregate $500.
DIR. G l.. Dunn. of NeScatunga, pass
ed through here last Sunday with his
family, on his way TO his old home at
Abingdon. Virginia, where he will Wis
it several weeks. He stated before
leaving here that the prospects of Mes
catunga were never brighter than now;
that at least two railroads will be there
inside of year and that it is certain to
be city.
Mr.. A. j. Sparks, of Higginsville, Mo ,
has located at COldwater, and has gone
into the real estate business with Hon.
VIM. ii. Carter. Mr.. Carter is so well
known here that he needs no endorse
ment. We have known Mr.. Sparks for
a number of years, and can recommend
his as an energetic, capable and reliable
business man. He will take charge of
the Office business OF the firm. They
deserve prosperity, and we have no
doubt but that they will achieve great
results in their chUzen field of work.
More than thirtY-twO thousand copies
OF Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
have been placed in the public schools
of the United States. Who can tell
what a great power for intellectual
stimulus and development to the young
mind the constant use of and reference
10 that number of the great work will
be. II in these schools there is an av-
cage Of fifty scholars IN each, it would
bring more than a million and a half
of scholars under its daily influence.
What an effect this must have in COM
ing years, on the power of thought and
language thus developed. Well and
truly has Noah Webster been called
the schoolmaster OF the republic"
There must be mail route establish
ed between Medicine Lodge and Kio-
wa, by the way Of Roundup. 1t now
requires four days time to get an an
swer from letter to Kiowa from this
city. and the distance between the two
points is but - miles. The people
south Of here have the poorest mail con-